YOKOHAMA (BRITISH P.O.) - BLUE DATESTAMP ON INGOING 1s-4d RATE COVER FROM G.B.; Fine 29 July 1870 EL (written in German) from London "via Marseilles" to Yokohama with GB 4d Vermilion (pl. 11) and 1s-0d Green (pl. 4) tied by London Duplexes, having v. fine "HONG.KONG" (5 Sept.) and "YOKOHAMA" (14 Sept.; in blue) on the flap. Posted just after the start of the Franco-Prussian War and delivered just before the start of the Siege of Paris. Cross Reference : OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS, JAPAN (Image)

NAGASAKI C.D.S.:1896 4c grey with large part "NAGASAKI/JAPAN" c.d.s. Fine. (Image)

NAGASAKI C.D.S.1898 $1 on 96c grey-black with Chinese characters and "H & S/B.C" perfin, with central "NAGASAKI" c.d.s. Sound. (Image)

RARE BLUE YOKOHAMA INTERNAL RATE; 29 Apr. 1873 E (faint folds) 'Pr Bombay' to Hong Kong franked QV 8c Orange tied by v.fine "Y1"(Yokohama) barred cancel in Blue with matched cds on rear and Hong Kong arrival cds also on rear. 'ZIEGLER & Co' oval chop on front at lower left. Attractive. Similar example (same correspondence) sold in the Lawrence auction (Sep. 2014) for £850. (Image)

RARE YOKOHAMA "Y1" CANCELS ON MAIL TO FRANCE; 28 Dec. 1874 E (faint central file fold) to Lyon franked QV 24c + 12c slightly overlapped each tied by individual strikes of the "Y1" (Yokohama) bar cancels in Blue and with Yokohama, Hong Kong and Lyon cds on rear. The front also with a "P.D." h.s. and French TPO cds. Attractive example. Cross Reference : FRANCE, HONG KONG, JAPAN (Image)

RARE YOKOHAMA "Y1" CANCELS ON MAIL TO FRANCE; 24 Jan. 1876 E (faint central file fold) 'Via Brindisi' to Lyon franked QV 12c strip of three tied or cancelled by two strikes of the "Y1" (Yokohama) bar cancels in Black and with Yokohama, Hong Kong and Lyon cds on rear. The front also with a "P.D." h.s. and French TPO cds. Attractive example. Cross Reference : FRANCE, HONG KONG, JAPAN (Image)